(NKJV) Hosea 11:1

Chapter 11

God's Continuing Love for Israel
1 “When Israel was a child, I loved him,

And out of Egypt I called My son.
2 As they called them,d
So they went from them;e
They sacrificed to the Baals,
And burned incense to carved images.
3 “I taught Ephraim to walk,
Taking them by their arms;f
But they did not know that I healed them.
4 I drew them with gentle cords,g
With bands of love,
And I was to them as those who take the yoke from their neck.h
I stooped and fed them.
5 “He shall not return to the land of Egypt;
But the Assyrian shall be his king,
Because they refused to repent.
6 And the sword shall slash in his cities,
Devour his districts,
And consume them,
Because of their own counsels.
7 My people are bent on backsliding from Me.
Though they call to the Most High,i
None at all exalt Him.
8 “How can I give you up, Ephraim?
How can I hand you over, Israel?
How can I make you like Admah?
How can I set you like Zeboiim?
My heart churns within Me;
My sympathy is stirred.
9 I will not execute the fierceness of My anger;
I will not again destroy Ephraim.
For I am God, and not man,
The Holy One in your midst;
And I will not come with terror.j
10 “They shall walk after the Lord.
He will roar like a lion.
When He roars,
Then His sons shall come trembling from the west;
11 They shall come trembling like a bird from Egypt,
Like a dove from the land of Assyria.
And I will let them dwell in their houses,”
Says the Lord.

God's Charge Against Ephraim

12 “Ephraim has encircled Me with lies,
And the house of Israel with deceit;
But Judah still walks with God,
Even with the Holy Onek who is faithful.

11:2 ^e Following Masoretic Text, Targum, and Vulgate; Septuagint reads from My face.

11:3 ^f Some Hebrew manuscripts, Septuagint, Syriac, and Vulgate read My arms.

11:4 ^g Literally cords of a man

11:4 ^h Literally jaws

11:7 ⁱ Or upward

11:9 ^j Or I will not enter a city

11:12 ^k Or holy ones

(NKJV) Hosea 11:1

Chapter 11

God's Continuing Love for Israel
1 “When Israel was a child, I loved him,

And out of Egypt I called My son.
2 As they called them,d
So they went from them;e
They sacrificed to the Baals,
And burned incense to carved images.
3 “I taught Ephraim to walk,
Taking them by their arms;f
But they did not know that I healed them.
4 I drew them with gentle cords,g
With bands of love,
And I was to them as those who take the yoke from their neck.h
I stooped and fed them.
5 “He shall not return to the land of Egypt;
But the Assyrian shall be his king,
Because they refused to repent.
6 And the sword shall slash in his cities,
Devour his districts,
And consume them,
Because of their own counsels.
7 My people are bent on backsliding from Me.
Though they call to the Most High,i
None at all exalt Him.
8 “How can I give you up, Ephraim?
How can I hand you over, Israel?
How can I make you like Admah?
How can I set you like Zeboiim?
My heart churns within Me;
My sympathy is stirred.
9 I will not execute the fierceness of My anger;
I will not again destroy Ephraim.
For I am God, and not man,
The Holy One in your midst;
And I will not come with terror.j
10 “They shall walk after the Lord.
He will roar like a lion.
When He roars,
Then His sons shall come trembling from the west;
11 They shall come trembling like a bird from Egypt,
Like a dove from the land of Assyria.
And I will let them dwell in their houses,”
Says the Lord.

God's Charge Against Ephraim

12 “Ephraim has encircled Me with lies,
And the house of Israel with deceit;
But Judah still walks with God,
Even with the Holy Onek who is faithful.

11:2 ^e Following Masoretic Text, Targum, and Vulgate; Septuagint reads from My face.

11:3 ^f Some Hebrew manuscripts, Septuagint, Syriac, and Vulgate read My arms.

11:4 ^g Literally cords of a man

11:4 ^h Literally jaws

11:7 ⁱ Or upward

11:9 ^j Or I will not enter a city

11:12 ^k Or holy ones